• East Asia

    Miseries Left By Torrential Rain In Northern China

    Villager Liu Chunmei sheds tears as she sees her damaged houses after rainstorms in Qianyuejing Village of Linxian County, north China’s Shanxi Province, July 31, 2012. Torrential rains lashed Linxian county on July 26 and July 27, damaging roads and telecommunications facilities. Eight people have been confirmed dead and two…

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  • West Asia

    Iraqi Exodus From Syrian Civil War

    In a Wednesday, July 25, 2012 photo, Iraqi refugees from Syria arrive at the border crossing near the Iraqi town of Qaim, 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Over 15,000 Iraqis have fled the Syrian civil war over the last two weeks. <AP/NEWSis news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Saudi Arabia: 4.8 million pilgrims perform Umrah

    Major news of <Arab News>: 4.8 million pilgrims perform Umrah JEDDAH: About 4.8 million foreign pilgrims, from a total of six million, have performed Umrah this year, according to Haj Minister Bandar Hajar. He made this statement after inspecting services being extended to pilgrims by various government agencies in Makkah.…

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  • West Asia

    Lebanon: Cabinet to resume discussion on election law next week

    Major News in <The Daily Star>:  Cabinet to resume discussion on election law next week The Cabinet agreed Tuesday to hold a third session next week to resume  discussion of a draft electoral law based on a system of proportional  representation after failing to reach agreement in two meetings. “The…

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  • East Asia

    [Nigeria Report] Soccer, a vehicle to unite people in Nigeria

    Nigeria is a heterogeneous country with about two hundred and fifty (250) ethnic nationalities and speaks about seven hundred and twenty languages (720) although Ibo, Hausa and Yoruba are the dominant three languages that are spoken in Nigeria. Religion wise, Nigeria has an equal Christian and Muslim population. Such complicated…

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  • East Asia

    Cina Menyiksa Aktivis Dengan Alat Kejut Elektrik

    HALO! SAYA MEIDYANA RAYANA MELAPORKAN UNTUK THE ASIAN. BERITA BERIKUT MERUPAKAN SALAH SATU BERITA DUNIA YANG DAPAT ANDA AKSES DI SITUS THE ASIAN. HA TAE-KYUNG, PERWAKILAN DARI PARTAI YANG SEDANG BERKUASA DI KOREA SELATAN, SAENURI, MENGUNGKAPKAN BAHWA KIM YOUNG-HWAN, TELAH DIBEBASKAN MINGGU LALU SETELAH DITAHAN SELAMA 114 HARI DI PUSAT…

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  • West Asia

    Syrian FM With His Iranian Counterpart In Tehran

    Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (R) and his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moallem hold a joint press conference in Tehran, Iran, on July 29, 2012. Visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem assured here on Sunday that armed rebels will fail in Syria’s northern Aleppo province. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia

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  • South Asia

    Indian Train Fire Kills 47, Injures 25 Others

    Railway personnel and military officials inspect the site of a burning coach of a passenger train at Nellor nearly 500 kilometers from Hyderabad, India, July 30, 2012. At least 47 people have been charred to death and 25 others sustained burn injuries in a major fire that broke out in…

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  • South East Asia

    Indonesian Fruit Vendor Waits For Customers

    A fruit vendor sits between piles of pineapple and watermelon at a traditional fruit market in Kramat Jati of Jakarta, Indonesia, July 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia

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  • South Asia

    Monsoon Rain Brings Refresh For Children In Lahore

    A man pushes his auto rickshaw in flooded street after a heavy monsoon rain in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on July 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia

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